EP1301349A4 - A print engine including an air pump - Google Patents

A print engine including an air pump

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Publication number
EP1301349A4
EP1301349A4 EP00938318A EP00938318A EP1301349A4 EP 1301349 A4 EP1301349 A4 EP 1301349A4 EP 00938318 A EP00938318 A EP 00938318A EP 00938318 A EP00938318 A EP 00938318A EP 1301349 A4 EP1301349 A4 EP 1301349A4
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Prior art keywords
print engine
fluid
drive motor
air pump
engine including
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EP00938318A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1301349A1 (en
EP1301349B1 (en
Inventor
Kia Silverbrook
Tobin Allen King
Garry Raymond Jackson
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd
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Classifications

    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J2/00—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed
    • B41J2/005—Typewriters or selective printing mechanisms characterised by the printing or marking process for which they are designed characterised by bringing liquid or particles selectively into contact with a printing material
    • B41J2/01—Ink jet
    • B41J2/135—Nozzles
    • B41J2/165—Preventing or detecting of nozzle clogging, e.g. cleaning, capping or moistening for nozzles
    • B41J2/16517—Cleaning of print head nozzles
    • B41J2/16552—Cleaning of print head nozzles using cleaning fluids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B41—PRINTING; LINING MACHINES; TYPEWRITERS; STAMPS
    • B41J—TYPEWRITERS; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS, i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS
    • B41J23/00—Power drives for actions or mechanisms
    • B41J23/02—Mechanical power drives
    • B41J23/025—Mechanical power drives using a single or common power source for two or more functions

Abstract

A pump assembly for a print engine, where the print engine has a printhead (590) employing a fluid cleaning arrangement such as filtered air, includes a housing defining a fluid inlet (526) and a fluid outlet (528). An impeller (522) is arranged within the housing for drawing fluid through the inlet and ejecting it through the outlet. A drive motor (530) rotatably drives the impeller. The drive motor is also the drive motor of the print engine, which controls feeding of print media (504) to the printhead for printing of an image on the print media.
EP00938318A 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 A print engine including an air pump Expired - Lifetime EP1301349B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/AU2000/000745 WO2002002345A1 (en) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 A print engine including an air pump

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EP1301349A1 EP1301349A1 (en) 2003-04-16
EP1301349A4 true EP1301349A4 (en) 2004-09-29
EP1301349B1 EP1301349B1 (en) 2007-08-01

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EP00938318A Expired - Lifetime EP1301349B1 (en) 2000-06-30 2000-06-30 A print engine including an air pump

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EP (1) EP1301349B1 (en)
JP (1) JP4426755B2 (en)
CN (2) CN1196588C (en)
AT (1) ATE368576T1 (en)
AU (2) AU5373500A (en)
DE (1) DE60035806D1 (en)
IL (2) IL153722A (en)
SG (1) SG149678A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002002345A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200210186B (en)

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US6496654B1 (en) 2000-10-20 2002-12-17 Silverbrook Research Pty Ltd Method and apparatus for fault tolerant data storage on photographs
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KR20080104509A (en) * 2007-05-28 2008-12-03 삼성전자주식회사 Ink jet head cleaning apparatus and ink jet image forming apparatus having the same

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US4970535A (en) * 1988-09-26 1990-11-13 Tektronix, Inc. Ink jet print head face cleaner
EP0604029A2 (en) * 1992-12-21 1994-06-29 NCR International, Inc. Printing system including an ink jet printer
US5379999A (en) * 1993-07-23 1995-01-10 Eastman Kodak Company Sheet media handling apparatus
GB2280149A (en) * 1993-06-23 1995-01-25 Willett Int Ltd Preventing nozzle clogging in ink-jet printers.
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US4411706A (en) * 1981-06-25 1983-10-25 Burroughs Corporation Method and apparatus for eliminating dust from ink jet printers
US4970535A (en) * 1988-09-26 1990-11-13 Tektronix, Inc. Ink jet print head face cleaner
EP0604029A2 (en) * 1992-12-21 1994-06-29 NCR International, Inc. Printing system including an ink jet printer
EP0765751A1 (en) * 1993-03-11 1997-04-02 Seiko Epson Corporation Ink jet recording apparatus
GB2280149A (en) * 1993-06-23 1995-01-25 Willett Int Ltd Preventing nozzle clogging in ink-jet printers.
US5379999A (en) * 1993-07-23 1995-01-10 Eastman Kodak Company Sheet media handling apparatus

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DE60035806D1 (en) 2007-09-13
CN1196588C (en) 2005-04-13
CN1454152A (en) 2003-11-05
AU5373500A (en) 2002-01-14
WO2002002345A1 (en) 2002-01-10
CN1631677A (en) 2005-06-29
IL166721A (en) 2007-05-15
EP1301349A1 (en) 2003-04-16
AU2000253735B2 (en) 2004-04-22
IL166721A0 (en) 2006-01-15
CN100349743C (en) 2007-11-21
IL153722A0 (en) 2003-07-06
SG149678A1 (en) 2009-02-27
ZA200210186B (en) 2003-08-27
ATE368576T1 (en) 2007-08-15
IL153722A (en) 2005-06-19
AU2000253735A1 (en) 2002-04-11
EP1301349B1 (en) 2007-08-01
JP4426755B2 (en) 2010-03-03
JP2004504971A (en) 2004-02-19

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